Ohio State’s Shaun Wade picked as a player to build around in the NFL by ESPN’s Bill Connelly

ESPN’s Bill Connelly singled out Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade as a player an NFL team could build around in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Connelly on why an NFL team should build around Ohio State’s Shaun Wade

“My reflex answer was Parsons, but since analytics are suggesting that pass coverage might be more important and sustainable than pass rushing or run defense, let me make the case for Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade,” writes Connelly. “He has good size (6-1, 195) and can play well near the line of scrimmage (four tackles for loss, four run stuffs). Although Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II and others are awfully close, Wade might have the best pure cover skills as well. He can even rush the passer! The Buckeyes sent him on 13 pass rushes last season, and he got to the QB twice. (That, uh, doesn’t include his most famous sack, the one that got him ejected for targeting in the Fiesta Bowl.) He’s dynamite and could quickly become one of the league’s better corners.”

We can’t say we disagree. In fact, look for Wade to really make an impression this year as Ohio State’s No. 1 guy in the secondary this coming season. He has all the tools to be the next great one in Columbus.

 

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